Lockdown: Tips For Parents To Cope With Kids @ Home Flashcards
Unprecedented situation
A situation which has never happened before.
Having a positive attitude by seeing the lockdown as an opportunity will help in this unprecedented situation.
Coping skills
Skill the can use to cope, or deal with, stressful situations.
It can be a great opportunity to teach them coping skills. One of her main ideas is that parents shouldn’t try to re-create a school classroom @ home.
Brainstorm
Discuss with others to suggest ideas or solutions to a problem.
I would brainstorm ideas & then draw up timetables of what you’re going to do each day
Chunk of time
A piece of sth, often a large part.
Include a nice chunk of time, often after lunch time. … So playing with your children is wonderfull
Downtime
Time when you relax & do not do very much.
It’s also important to timetable in downtime.
Don’t forget to schedule in some downtime.
Include a nice chunk of time, for a bit of downtime.
Let off steam
Do sth to get rid of strong feelings like anger or excitement by expressing them without harming anyone.
Pillow fights are also a great way to let off steam.
I remember my dad driving us down to the side, looking out the car window & playing I-spy with y sister.
Under normal circumstances, which country has the longest school summer holidays? Italy up to 18 weeks of holidays.
… an extended & unplanned break.